The Owners Forum Middle East 2011 Muscat, Oman 22-24 October 2011 ...

The Owners Forum
Middle East 2011
Muscat, Oman
22-24 October 2011
The Annual Family Business Meeting in the Middle East

Table of Contents
Message of Greeting
Co-Chairs
The Programme
The Owners Day
The Responsible Investors Day
Presentation Sessions
Directory of Speakers
The Cultural Day
Partners of The Owners Forum Middle East 2011
The Owners Forum
Imprint
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Message of Greeting
Dear Sir or Madam,
Now in its fourth year, our annual gathering where family
businesses come together for inspiring exchange in the
Middle East has become a tradition. We are delighted to
continue this initiative by welcoming you to The Owners
Forum Middle East 2011 in the Sultanate of Oman.
Since 2008, the International Institute for Family Enterprises
has hosted three family business summits in Egypt,
Bahrain, and Jordan. Building on the success of these
meetings, we are pleased to present The Owners Forum
Middle East 2011, which takes the Arab-German Family
Business Summits one step further. The Owners Forum
strives to continuously develop its role as a pioneer in
the exchange between family businesses by connecting
stakeholders who share common goals and are dedicated
to responsible investment and sustainable growth. The
Owners Forum Middle East 2011 will foster an exchange
of ideas between leaders of family businesses, academia,
and members of the long-term investor community such
as family offices, sovereign wealth funds, and other institutional
and private investors.
The theme of this year’s Forum »Ownership &
Responsibility: Investing in Future Generations« reflects
a commitment to shared values of all participants. It is
our belief that thinking across generational lines and
dedicating a company's vision to sustainable growth and
social responsibility is the key to making a difference
in today's globalised world. We are certain that this
dialogue will also open new perspectives for closer
economic cooperation, which can make a considerable
contribution to peace and understanding.
With this in mind, we are delighted to welcome you to
the Al Bustan Palace in Muscat and wish you valuable
discussions in a spirit of cooperation and responsibility.
With kindest regards,

Co-Chairs of The Owners Forum Middle East 2011
H.E. Khalil Bin Abdullah Al Khonji
Chairman of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Dr. Simone Bagel-Trah
Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Thomas Donaldson, Ph.D.
Director of the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research
Samih O. Sawiris
CEO and Chairman of the Board of Orascom Development Holding
Partners of The Owners Forum Middle East 2011
Paul Dietze
Co-Founder of The Owners Forum
Stefan Heidbreder
Managing Director of the Stiftung Familienunternehmen
Dr. Tom A. Rüsen
Managing Director of the Witten Institute for Family Business
Timm Tiller
Co-Founder of The Owners Forum
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Co-Chairs
H.E. Khalil Bin Abdullah Al Khonji
Oman Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (OCCI)
H.E. Khalil Al Khonji is an industrial management graduate
from the University of Northern Colorado, USA. In
2002, he was elected as a director of Ominvest (Oman
International Development and Investment Company).
He was also chairman of the Al Khonji Group – one of
Oman’s leading family businesses with a diverse portfolio
in trading, real estate, manufacturing, services, and
commercial investments. Currently, Mr. Al Khonji is
second vice president of the Federation of Gulf Cooperation
Council Chambers (FGCCC) and has facilitated
numerous large-scale trade agreements between Europe
and the GCC. In 2007, he was appointed chairman
of the board of the Oman Chamber of Commerce & Industry
(OCCI) by His Majesty. In this position, Mr. Al
Khonji initiated numerous successful projects – including
the modernisation of the Chamber itself and the establishment
of various programmes for young and qualified
professionals.
Dr. Simone Bagel-Trah
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Dr. Simone Bagel-Trah earned a doctoral degree in
microbiology from the University of Bonn, Germany.
After working as a consultant for the Association of
Applied Microbiology and the Department of Pharmaceutical
Microbiology of the University of Bonn, she
became a member of the supervisory board of Henkel.
She also served as a member of the shareholders committee
for Henkel. In 2008, Dr. Bagel-Trah then became
vice chairwoman of both the shareholder committee
and the supervisory board of Henkel Management AG.
Today, she is chairwoman of the supervisory board –
the first woman in this position at a DAX-Company
(Germany’s leading 30 listed companies). Henkel had a
turnover of USD 22.3 billion in 2010 and is internationally
renowned for brands such as Persil and Schwarzkopf.
Dr. Bagel-Trah is also a founding member of the
board of the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf,
Germany and a member of the central advisory board of
the Commerzbank AG.

Thomas Donaldson, Ph.D.
Wharton School
Thomas Donaldson earned a B.S. in business and a
Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Kansas,
USA. From 1984 to 1996, he was a professor at the University
of Chicago, Darden Graduate School of Business,
and Georgetown University. He is a founding member
and former president of the Society for Business Ethics.
Next to being an editorial board member of various
journals, Mr. Donaldson has also written articles
for publications such as the Academy of Management
Review and the Harvard Business Review. He has also
served as a consultant at many organizations, including
Goldman Sachs, Walt Disney, the United Nations, and
Microsoft. Mr. Donaldson was named the most influential
“thought leader” in Ethisphere Magazine’s 2007
ranking of the 100 Most Influential People in Business
Ethics. Today, he is the Mark O. Winkelman professor
and director of the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics
Research at the Wharton School of the University
of Pennsylvania.
Samih O. Sawiris
Orascom Development Holding
Samih Sawiris received his diploma in economic engineering
from the Technical University of Berlin in 1980. After
graduating, he founded his first company, the National
Marine Boat Factory. In 1996, Mr. Sawiris established
Orascom Projects for Touristic Development followed by
the Orascom Hotel Holdings in 1997. The two companies
later merged to form Orascom Hotels & Development
SAE, one of the world’s leading developers for tourism
resorts and residential developments. Today, he is CEO
and chairman of the board and has led many pioneering
investments such as a more than USD 1.5 billion project
for a luxury resort in Andermatt, Switzerland. The
company now operates in Egypt, Oman, the United Arab
Emirates, Switzerland, Jordan, Mauritius, and Morocco
and has plans for further expansion.
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Northern Courtyard of the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque | Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

The Programme
Saturday, 22 October 2011 | The Owners Day
08:30 hrs Welcome and Registration
09:30 hrs Welcome Speeches
10:00 hrs Opening Plenary Session
11:00 hrs Networking Break
11:30 hrs Session A | Interactive Workshops & Panels
13:00 hrs Buffet Lunch
14:30 hrs Session B | Interactive Workshops & Panels
16:00 hrs Tea Time
16:30 hrs Keynotes
17:00 hrs Evening Break
18:00 hrs Reception
19:00 hrs Opening Ceremony
20:00 hrs Gala Dinner | Keynote
General Dresscode | Smart Casual
Opening Ceremony & Gala Dinner |
Formal or Bishit any Colour with Khanjar
Sunday, 23 October 2011 | The Responsible Investors Day
09:30 hrs Opening Keynote
09:45 hrs Opening Plenary Session
10:45 hrs Networking Break
11:15 hrs Session C | Interactive Workshops & Panels
12:45 hrs Buffet Lunch
14:00 hrs Presentation Labs
15:30 hrs Tea Time
16:00 hrs Session D | Interactive Workshops & Panels
17:30 hrs Evening Break
19:30 hrs Reception
20:00 hrs Beach Barbeque
General Dresscode | Smart Casual
Monday, 24 October 2011 | The Cultural Day
08:15 hrs Meeting Point Al Bustan Palace Hotel Lobby
08:30 hrs Departure
09:00 hrs Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
12:00 hrs Nakhal Fort
14:00 hrs Lunch | Al Nahda Resort
17:00 hrs Old Muscat
18:00 hrs Return to Al Bustan Palace
19:00 hrs Buffet Dinner upon Invitation of
H.E. Angelika Storz-Chakarji
Ambassador of Germany
General Dresscode | Leisure Attire
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The Owners Day | Exclusively for Family Businesses
Saturday, 22 October 2011
08:30 hrs Welcome and Registration
09:30 hrs Welcome Speeches
Welcome to The Owners Forum Middle East 2011
Paul Dietze | The Owners Forum
H.E. Angelika Storz-Chakarji | Ambassador of Germany
H.E. Khalil Al Khonji | Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry
10:00 hrs Opening Plenary Session
Ownership & Responsibilty
Dr. Simone Bagel-Trah | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Thomas Donaldson, Ph.D. | Wharton School
H.E. Khalil Al Khonji | Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Friedrich Merz | Mayer Brown LLP & WEPA Industrieholding SE
Samih O. Sawiris | Orascom Development Holding
11:00 hrs Networking Break | Face-To-Face Business Talks
11:30 hrs Session A | Interactive Workshops & Private Talks
A01 Interactive Workshop | 11:30 - 13:00 hrs | Pearl Room
From Generation to Generation – Letting Go and Taking
Charge in Family Businesses
Kelin Gersick, Ph.D. | Yale University
A02 Interactive Workshop | 11:30 - 13:00 hrs | Tiwi Room
Lessons from Old and Large German Family Businesses
Dr. Tom A. Rüsen | Witten/Herdecke University
Prof. Dr. Arist von Schlippe | Witten/Herdecke University
A03 Private Talk 1 & 2 | 11:30 - 13:00 hrs | Qurrayat I Room
Private Talk 1 | 11:30 - 12:15 hrs | Qurrayat I Room
The Responsibility of the Private Sector in the
Development of Human Capital
H.E. Maqbool Ali Sultan | W.J. Towell LLC
Private Talk 2 | 12:15 - 13:00 hrs | Qurrayat I Room
The Story of Galfar - IPO in A Family Business
Dr. P. Mohamed Ali | Galfar Engineering & Contracting SAOG
Amir Rehmann | Fajr Capital Limited
A04 Private Talk 3 & 4 | 11:30 - 13:00 hrs | Qurrayat II Room
Private Talk 3 | 11:30 - 12:15 hrs | Qurrayat II Room
Financing an Arab Family Business With Bonds
Usama Barwani | MB Holding
Private Talk 4 | 12:15 - 13:00 hrs | Qurrayat II Room
Times of Change in the Middle East from the
Perspective of a Family Business

Mutassem Daaboul | Daaboul Industrial Group
Steffen Hertog, Ph.D. | London School of Economics
13:00 hrs Buffet Lunch | Face-To-Face Business Talks
14:30 hrs Session B | Interactive Workshops & Private Talks
B01 Interactive Workshop | 14:30 - 16:00 hrs | Pearl Room
Responsibility for the World Economy? The Debt Crisis
in Europe and the United States
Thomas Donaldson, Ph.D. | Wharton School
Friedrich Merz | Mayer Brown LLP & WEPA Industrieholding SE
B02 Interactive Workshop | 14:30 - 16:00 hrs | Tiwi Room
Best Practice in Family Business Governance
Prof. Dr. Martin Hilb | University of St. Gallen
B03 Private Talk 1 & 2 | 14:30 - 16:00 hrs | Qurrayat I Room
Private Talk 1 | 14:30 - 15:15 | Qurrayat I Room
Succession Assessment in Family Businesses
Kelin Gersick, Ph.D. | Yale University
Eduen Mobayed | Egon Zehnder International
Dr. Jürgen Tanneberger | Egon Zehnder International
Private Talk 2 | 15:15 - 16:00 | Qurrayat I Room
The Baalbaki Story – Prudence and Conservative
Entrepreneurship in A Syrian Family Business
Hassan Baalbaki | Baalbaki LLC
B04 Private Talk 3 & 4 | 14:30 - 16:00 hrs | Qurrayat II Room
Private Talk 3 | 14:30 - 15:15 | Qurrayat II Room
Corporate Values vs. Family Values
Hisham Ashour | Arabia Capital Advisors & Managers Ltd
Dr. Michael F. Keppel | Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
Private Talk 4 | 15:15 - 16:00 | Qurrayat II Room
Times of Change in the Middle East from a Political
Perspective
Hussain Ali Al Abdullatif | Advisor Diwan Of Royal Court
Jürgen Chrobog | BMW Stiftung Herbert Quandt
16:00 hrs Tea Time | Face-To-Face Business Talks
16:30 hrs Keynotes
The Al Fahim Experience
Mohammed Al Fahim | Al Fahim Group
The Owners Day

Saturday, 22 October 2011
Keeping a Family Successful Over Generations
John Davis, Ph.D. | Harvard Business School
17:00 hrs Evening Break
18:00 hrs Reception
19:00 hrs Opening Ceremony of The Owners Forum Middle East 2011
Timm Tiller | The Owners Forum
H.E. Khalil bin Abdullah Al Khonji | Oman Chamber of
Commerce and Industry
H.E. Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi | Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
Friedrich Merz | Mayer Brown LLP & WEPA Industrieholding SE
20:00 hrs Gala Dinner
Guest of Honour
H.H. Sayyid Asaad Bin Tarik Bin Taimur Al-Said
Representative of His Majesty The Sultan
Dinner Keynote
Dr. Simone Bagel-Trah | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
The Owners Day
The Owners Day addresses issues of direct relevance to family
businesses and focuses on the future of ownership in an
increasingly interconnected world. Stimulating workshops
and private talks will foster a high degree of interaction
between family business leaders, their management, and
academia from leading universities. Participants will have
the opportunity to engage in a cross-cultural dialogue and
cultivate a personal exchange of information and experience that
will help them successfully meet the challenges of tomorrow.

The Responsible Investors Day | Family Businesses, Family Offices & Long-Term Investors
Sunday, 23 October 2011
09:30 hrs Opening Keynote
Short-Term Tactics Gone Wild – Some Thoughts On Our
Continuing Financial Crisis
Thomas Donaldson, Ph.D. | Wharton School
09:45 hrs Opening Plenary Session
Investing in Future Generations
Jacques de Saussure | Pictet & Cie
Thomas Donaldson, Ph.D. | Wharton School
José-Maria Figueres | IJ Partners
Pankaj Khimji | Khimji Ramdas Group
Samih O. Sawiris | Orascom Development Holding
10:45 hrs Networking Break | Face-To-Face Business Talks
11:15 hrs Session C | Interactive Workshops, Panels & Private Talks
C01 Interactive Workshop | 11:15 - 12:45 hrs | Pearl Room
Best Practice in Family Office Structure & Management
Samir Fancy | Tawoos
Bernard Jan Wendeln | WEGA Support GmbH
Konstantin von Unger | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
C02 Interactive Workshop | 11:15 - 12:45 hrs | Tiwi Room
Global Economic Outlook & Risk Assessment 2012
Alexandre Tavazzi | Pictet & Cie
C03 Private Talk 1 & 2 | 11:15 - 12:45 hrs | Qurrayat I Room
Private Talk 1 | 11:15 - 12:00 hrs | Qurrayat I Room
Return of a Traditional German Family Business into
the Hands of the Founder’s Family
Dr. Emanuel Strehle | Hengeler Mueller
Stefan Messer | Messer Group
Private Talk 2 | 12:00 - 12:45 hrs | Qurrayat I Room
Internet- and E-Commerce - Lessons Learned as an
Entrepreneur and Investor
Dr. Cornelius Boersch | Mountain Partners Group
C04 Private Talk 3 & 4 | 11:15 - 12:45 hrs | Qurrayat II Room
Private Talk 3 | 11:15 - 12:00 hrs | Qurrayat II Room
Long-Term Investments? Real Estate in the Middle East
Dr. Florian Amereller | Amereller Legal Consultants
Shariq Azhar | Ominvest
Private Talk 4 | 12:00 - 12:45 hrs | Qurrayat II Room
Experiences of a Leading German Family Business in
the Middle East
Dr. Florian Amereller | Amereller Legal Consultants
Isabel Knauf | Knauf A.S. Türkiye

12:45 hrs Buffet Lunch | Face-To-Face Business Talks
14:00 hrs Presentation Sessions
During these sessions, family business owners and investors from
a range of growth industries will personally share their latest
projects, investment opportunities, and technological innovations.
For further information kindly refer to page 16.
Interactive Workshop | 14:00 - 15:30 hrs | Pearl Room
Business Women Roundtable
Malak Ahmed Nasser Al-Shaibani | Creative Links
Dr. Simone Bagel-Trah | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Connie Gersick, Ph.D. | Yale University
15:30 hrs Tea Time | Face-To-Face Business Talks
16:00 hrs Session D | Interactive Workshops, Panels & Private Talks
D01 Interactive Workshop | 16:00 - 17:30 hrs | Pearl Room
Successful Investments in Germany - Finding the
Right Assets, Structures and Partners
Dr. Michael Siefke | Bain Capital
Dr. Daniel Wiegand | Hengeler Mueller
Dr. Hans-Jörg Ziegenhain | Hengeler Mueller
D02 Panel Discussion | 16:00 - 17:30 hrs | Tiwi Room
Long-Term Partnerships: Private Equity & Family
Businesses
Kelin Gersick, Ph.D. | Yale University
Haythem Macki | GrowthGate Capital Corporation
Amir Rehmann | Fajr Capital Limited
Claudio Siniscalco | HarbourVest Partners
Dr. Emanuel Strehle | Hengeler Mueller
D03 Private Talk 1 & 2 | 16:00 - 17:30 hrs | Qurrayat I Room
Private Talk 1 | 16:00 - 16:45 hrs | Qurrayat I Room
The Future of Energy in the Middle East - How to
Power the World?
Ahmed Saleh Al-Jahdhami | Public Authority for Electricity & Water
José-Maria Figueres | IJ Partners
Dr. Jürgen Friedrich | Germany Trade & Invest
Private Talk 2 | 16:45 - 17:30 hrs | Qurrayat I Room
Long-Term HR Strategies - Emergency Plans for Key
Employees with a Strategic HRM Framework
Prof. Dr. Martin Hilb | University of St. Gallen

D04 Private Talk 3 & 4 | 16:00 - 17:30 hrs | Qurrayat II Room
Private Talk 3 | 16:00 - 16:45 hrs | Qurrayat II Room
Family Governance of a Global Bahraini Family Business
Case Study of the Al Zayani Family
Khalid Rashid Al Zayani | Al Zayani Investments Group
Private Talk 4 | 16:45 - 17:30 hrs | Qurrayat II Room
Responsible Investments - Conflicts of Interest That
Arise When Investing Money You Do Not Own
Thomas Donaldson, Ph.D. | Wharton School
Karl Siegling | Cadence Capital
17:30 hrs Evening Break
19:30 hrs Reception
20:00 hrs Beach Barbeque
The Responsible Investors Day
The Responsible Investors Day
The Responsible Investors Day places family businesses in a
broader macro-economic context by bringing them together
with long-term investors and emphasising issues pertaining
to sustainable and responsible investment behaviour.
Family businesses, family offices, and other institutional
and private long-term investors will engage in a dialogue
on responsible investments in and from the Middle East.
During numerous Presentation Labs, family businesses
and investors from a wide range of growth industries will
share their latest projects, investment opportunities, and
technological innovations.

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Presentation Sessions
14:00 - 14:10 hrs
14:20 - 14:30 hrs
14:40 - 14:50 hrs
15:00 - 15:10 hrs
15:20 - 15:30 hrs
Presentation Session I | Tiwi Room
A Major Player in the GCC Aluminum Industry Presenting Potentials for
Cooperation with International Aluminum Processing Companies
Khalid Rashid Al Zayani | Al Zayani Investments Group
Bahrain
Food Ordered Online - How a Local Business Model is Changing The Global
Food-Delivery Sector
Christoph Gerber | yourdelivery GmbH
Kai Hansen | yourdelivery GmbH
Germany
Cleantech – Made in Germany: New Opportunities for Technology Transfer
to the Middle East
Jürgen Habichler | Mountain Cleantech AG
Switzerland
Storytelling in the Digital Domain – An Opportunity for the Middle East to
Become a Major Player in the Digital Movie Age
John Textor | Digital Domain Media Group
United States of America
An Opportunity to Develop and Participate in the Offshore Harvesting and
Desalination of Deep Ocean Water off Oman's Coast
Heinz Rudy Ahrens | Hesima Technologies
Germany

Presentation Session II | Qurrayat I Room Presentation Session III | Qurrayat II Room
An Egyptian Dairy and Juice Company with Expansion Plans –
An Opportunity to Grow Together
Seifeldin Safwan Thabet | Juhayna Food Industries
Egypt
A Leading Pakistani Family Business Presenting Opportunities for
Collaboration in Asia
Fahd Mukhtar | Fatima Group
Pakistan
Presentation of One of the Longest Established Investment Companies in
the Gulf Region
Shariq Azhar | Ominvest
Oman
An Arab Family Business with Numerous German Partnerships Exploring
Opportunities in the Automotive, Hospitality & Leisure Segments in the UAE
Constantin Salameh | Al Masaood & Sons
United Arab Emirates
Deutsche Rohstoff AG - Building a German Mining Company
Dr. Titus Gebel | Deutsche Rohstoff AG
Germany
A German Laboratory and Testing Company Expanding to the Middle East
A Learning Company in the Global Society
Dr. Erwin Wessling | WESSLING Holding GmbH & Co. KG
Germany
German Hospital Group and Healthcare Consulting Company Seeks Investor
for a Luxury Health Resort on a Unique Piece of Property in Berlin
Dr. Nizar Marouf | Vivantes International GmbH
Germany
ALPECIN Coffein Hair Energizer - The World's First "Doping For Hair"
Concept – Real Innovation in Cosmoceuticals and Partnering Opportunities
for the Middle East
Eduard R. Dörrenberg | Dr. Kurt Wolff GmbH & Co. KG
Germany
A Diversified German Family Business: Healthcare, Energy, and E-mobility
Opportunities for Cooperation with the Middle East
Prof. Edwin Kohl | Circulus GmbH & kohl Group
Germany
Social Entrepreneurship Akademie – An Initiative to Solve Challenges
of the Society with Entrepreneurial Means
Bernard Jan Wendeln | WEGA Support GmbH
Germany
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Directory of Speakers
H.E. Hussain Ali Al Abdullatif
Advisor Diwan Of Royal Court
Oman
Mohammed A. J. Al Fahim
Al Fahim Group
United Arab Emirates
Dr. P. Mohamed Ali
Galfar Engineering &
Contracting SAOG
Oman
H.E. Khalil Al Khonji
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Oman
Malak Ahmed Nasser
Al-Shaibani
Creative Links
Oman
H.E. Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin
Hamood Albusaidi
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Oman
Ahmed Saleh Al-Jahdhami
Public Authority for
Electricity & Water
Oman
Khalid Rashid Al Zayani
Al Zayani Investments Group
Bahrain
Dr. Florian Amereller
Amereller Legal Consultants
Germany

Shariq Azhar
Ominvest
Oman
Hassan Baalbaki
Baalbaki LLC
Syria
Dr. Simone Bagel-Trah
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Germany
Usama Barwani
MB Holding Company LLC
Oman
Dr. Cornelius Boersch
Mountain Partners Group
Switzerland
Jürgen Chrobog
BMW Stiftung Herbert Quandt
Germany
Mutassem Daaboul
Daaboul Industrial Group
Syria
John Davis, Ph.D.
Harvard Business School
United States of America
Thomas Donaldson, Ph.D.
Wharton School
United States of America
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Directory of Speakers
Samir Fancy
Tawoos
Oman
Jose Maria Figueres
IJ Partners
Switzerland
Dr. Jürgen Friedrich
Germany Trade & Invest
Germany
Connie Gersick, Ph.D.
Yale School of Management
United States of America
Kelin E. Gersick, Ph.D.
Yale University
United States of America
Steffen Hertog, Ph.D.
London School of Economics
United Kingdom
Prof. Dr. Martin Hilb
University of St. Gallen
Switzerland
Dr. Michael F. Keppel
Catholic University of Eichstätt-
Ingolstadt
Germany
Pankaj Khimji
Khimji Ramdas Group
Oman

Isabel Knauf
Knauf A.S. Türkiye
Turkey
Haythem Macki
GrowthGate Capital Corporation
Oman
Friedrich Merz
Mayer Brown LLP &
WEPA Industrieholding SE
Germany
Stefan Messer
Messer Group
Germany
Eduen Mobayed
Egon Zehnder International
United Arab Emirates
Amir A. Rehmann
Fajr Capital Limited
Saudi Arabia
Dr. Tom A. Rüsen
Witten/Herdecke University
Germany
Jacques de Saussure
Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
Samih O. Sawiris
Orascom Development Holding
Egypt
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Directory of Speakers
Prof. Dr. Arist von Schlippe
Witten/Herdecke University
Germany
Dr. Michael Siefke
Bain Capital
Germany
Karl Siegling
Cadence Capital
Australia
Claudio Siniscalco
HarbourVest Partners
United Kingdom
Dr. Emanuel Strehle
Hengeler Mueller
Germany
H.E. Maqbool Ali Sultan
W.J. Towell LLC
Oman
Dr. Jürgen Tanneberger
Egon Zehnder International
Germany
Alexandre Tavazzi
Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
Konstantin von Unger
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Germany
Bernard Jan Wendeln
WEGA Support GmbH
Germany
Dr. Daniel Wiedgand
Hengeler Mueller
Germany
Dr. Hans-Jörg Ziegenhain
Hengeler Mueller
Germany

The Cultural Day
Cultural Day | We believe that cultural understanding is
a central component of successful cross-cultural business
relationships. Therefore, after the two Forum days, we
will offer a cultural day for all participants. On this day,
we will visit three important sites, Sultan Qaboos Grand
Mosque, Nakhal Fort and Old Muscat, where the Sultan’s
magnificent palace is located. This all-day excursion will
finish with a Buffet Dinner in the evening.
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque | The Sultan Qaboos
Grand Mosque is the main Mosque in the Sultanate of
Oman. It was inaugurated by the Sultan in 2001 and can
accommodate up to 20,000 worshippers. The mosque is
an outstanding example of the new Islamic architecture.
A major feature of the interior design is the hand-woven
prayer carpet which covers the floor of the prayer hall. It
is the second largest single piece carpet in the world.
Nakhal Fort | Nakhal is an oasis at the foot of the Hajar
mountains. The impressive Nakhal Fort is located in the
middle of the Oasis. It was originally built in the 9th
century, extended in the 16th century, and received its
today size in 1834. Nakhal Fort is one of the few forts
whose rooms are equipped with traditional fittings.
Old Muscat | Centre of the historical Old Muscat is Qasr
Al Alam, the Palace of His Majesty, Sultan Qaboos bin
Said. The blue-golden shimmering Palace, which was
designed by an Indian Architect, was completed in 1974.
The Palace is encompassed by two impressive Portuguese
forts, built in the 16th century. Today, many new
government buildings surround this area, but some old
trading houses still exist, which makes the atmosphere of
the neighborhood so unique.
Programme | Monday, 24 October 2011
08:15 hrs
08:30 hrs
09:00 hrs
12:00 hrs
14:00 hrs
17:00 hrs
18:00 hrs
19:00 hrs
Meeting point Al Bustan Palace Hotel lobby
Departure
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
Nakhal Fort
Lunch | Al Nahda Resort
Old Muscat
Return to Al Bustan Palace
Buffet Dinner
upon Invitation of H.E. Angelika Storz-Chakarji
Ambassador of Germany
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Partners of The Owners Forum Middle East 2011
Strategic Partners:
www.pictet.com www.hengeler.com www.pwc.com
Forum Partners:
the Carol and Lawrence
Zicklin Center
for Business Ethics Research
Egon
Zehnder
International
www.egonzehnder.com
www.gic.com.kw
www.alkhonji.com www.bsjgroupco.com www.mbholdingco.com www.mhdoman.com
www.mot.gov.om
www.iife.de www.zicklincenter.org www.familienunternehmen.de
www.wifu.de

www.mountain-partners.com
OMAN CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
& INDUSTRY
www.gtai.com www.chamberoman.com
www.ominvest.net www.moosagroup.com
www.sarooj.com www.bankmuscat.com
www.zubaircorp.com
www.trc.gov.om
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The Owners Forum
Vision – The Premier Network for Family Enterprises
The vision of The Owners Forum is to become the premier
global networking resource for the advancement of responsible
family enterprise practices.
Principles – Promoting Cross-Cultural Exchange,
Prosperity & Development | The Owners Forum acts as
a catalyst for the cross-cultural exchange, prosperity, and
development of family enterprises around the world by
pioneering a shared sense of values regarding ownership
and responsibility. The Forum pursues this mission by
creating a community consisting of family enterprises,
long-term investors, academia, and strategic partners.
Regional Outreach - Convening the World’s Leading
Family Enterprises in Emerging Markets | The Owners
Forum unites owners of family enterprises and global longterm
investors under a shared sense of responsible and
sustainable ownership. To further develop this mission,
The Owners Forum strives to become a broader initiative,
providing diverse regional outreach while connecting family
businesses to their peers from key growth regions via
other annual Owners Forums in addition to the Middle
East (e.g. The Owners Forum Asia and The Owners Forum
Latin America). The Owners Forum has a global focus
on promoting cross-cultural exchange while facilitating
the exploration of new business opportunities, executive
education, and management development.
Membership of The Owners Forum | In continuing the
mission to promote development and prosperity amongst
family businesses, academia, and the global long-term
investor community, The Owners Forum has evolved
into a membership community which offers value-adding
benefits to its members. In developing the membership,
the focus was not to simply create a common place
family business club. Rather, we endeavored to build
an exceptional, invite-only network offering tangible
benefits that produce applicable results with respect to
growing family businesses sustainably and maintaining
a position at the forefront of knowledge and life-long
education.
The membership believes in the synergy between
collaboration, internal investment, and sustainable
growth. Benefits are tailored to provide Owners Forum
members with the means by which to maximize longterm
family and business success. In contemplation of
both current and future generations, Forum membership
focuses on four fundamental concepts made accessible
for the owning family, top-level executives, future
leaders, and members of the global long-term investor
community: community building, cutting-edge knowledge
and education, future leader development, and business
matchmaking.
For more information about the membership of The
Owners Forum, kindly contact us at:
members@ownersforum.de

Imprint
The Owners Forum Middle East 2011
Organizer:
The Owners Forum GmbH
Friedrichstraße 58
10117 Berlin | Germany
Phone: + 49 30 609 89 55 50
Fax: + 49 30 609 89 55 59
E-mail: info@ownersforum.de
Website: www.ownersforum.de
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The Owners Forum
Friedrichstraße 58
10117 Berlin | Germany
Phone: + 49 30 609 89 55 50
Fax: + 49 30 609 89 55 59
E-mail: info@ownersforum.de
Website: www.ownersforum.de